Improvement Strategies and Resources

• Use scientifically based research or evidence-based instructional strategies.
  
  • http://www.mcrel.org/topics/Standards/products/102/
  • http://www.charlottedanielson.com/theframeteach.htm
  • http://www.cast.org/publications/ncac/ncac_explicit.html 
• Implement instructional strategies to address multiple intelligences, learning styles, and differentiation.
  
  • http://www.rrcc-online.com/~psych/LSInventory.html
  • http://www.caroltomlinson.com/
  • http://www.newhorizons.org/strategies/styles/guild.htm
• Teach strategies so students will become independent learners.
  
  • http://projects.coe.uga.edu/epltt/index.php?title=Bloom%27s_Taxonomy
• Design curriculum, assessments, and instruction with real-world, career-based contexts.
  
  • http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=254&Itemid=120
  • http://www.iste.org
  • http://www.sreb.org
• Make data-driven decisions to maximize student achievement.
  
  • http://www.assessmentinst.com/
  • http://www.eschoolnews.com/resources/reports/
• Promote after-school programs to support student learning.
  
  • http://www.iste.org
  • http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004008
• Engage teachers in lesson study and other types of learning communities.
  
  • http://store.nsdc.org/